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History. The area known as Wisconsin was first inhabited by various Native American tribes. The Chippewa, Menominee, Oneida, Potawatomi and Ho Chunk (Winnebago) tribes lived in the area until the late 1800s. The first European explorer to reach Wisconsin was Jean Nicolet.
The history of Wisconsin encompasses the story not only of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also that of the Native American tribes who made their homeland in Wisconsin, the French and British colonists who were the first Europeans to live there, and the American settlers who lived in Wisconsin ...
6 lis 2009 · Interesting Facts. Wisconsin became a U.S. territory following the American Revolution and soon after began attracting settlers looking for work in its mining, lumber and dairy industries. It was...
The 32nd Wisconsin Infantry left for the war from Camp Bargg in Oshkosh. It went to Memphis, Tennessee, then moved through Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia and Washington D.C.
Learn about Wisconsin's role in the Civil War, research more than 12 million historical records on McCormick-International Harvester, or check out more than 25,000 historical maps of the U.S. and Canada.
The society's website include a large, searchable collection of historical images and a vast digital archive containing thousands of scanned documents relating to Wisconsin history. Wisconsin Historical Society employees are employees of the State of Wisconsin.
Timeline of important dates and major events in the history of Wisconsin. Illustrated list of events and people from our today in history archives.
